2008
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Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., Director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery,
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Justice Sandra Day O'Conner, Former Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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2007
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Congressman John Lewis
Dr. James M. McPherson, Historian
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2006
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Mrs. Doris Kearns Goodwin, Historian
Dr. David Herbert Donald
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2005
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Mrs. Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter, Ford's Theatre Board of Trustees
Mr. Nicholas D. Chabraja, Chairman and CEO, General Dynamics
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2004
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Mr. Robert Iger, President and CEO, The Walt Disney Company
Mr. Carl Lindner, Chairman and CEO, American Financial Group
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2003
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Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady
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2002
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Mr. Donald J. Carty, Chairman and CEO, American Airlines
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2001
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The Honorable Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior
The Honorable Ronald H. Walker, Director, National Park Service
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2000
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Mr. James Whitmore, Actor
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1998
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Mrs. Tricia Lott, Gala Chair and wife of Senator Trent Lott
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1997
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Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady
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1996
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Mr. Robert Stanton, Director, National Park Service
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1995
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Edward P. Faberman, Assistant General Counsel and Vice President, Government Affairs, American Airlines
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1994
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Mrs. Peatsy Hollings, Gala Chair and wife of Senator Fritz Hollings
Mrs. Ann Simpson, Gala Chair and wife of Senator Alan Simpson
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1993
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Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady
Mr. Joseph Cates, Gala Producer
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1992
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Mrs. Barbara Bush, First Lady
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1991
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Mr. William F. McSweeny, Ford’s Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus
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1990
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The Honorable Sidney Yates, Congressman
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1989
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Mrs. Frankie Hewitt, Founder and Producing Artistic Director, Ford’s Theatre
Mr. Tom Berra, Technical Director, Ford’s Theatre
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1988
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The Honorable Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior
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1987
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Mrs. Nancy Reagan, First Lady
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1986
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Mr. Gerald Freed, Ford’s Theatre supporter
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1985
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Mrs. Joy Dirksen Baker, Gala Chair and wife of Senator Howard Baker
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1984
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Mrs. Millie O’Neill, Gala Chair and wife of Speaker of the House, Tip O’Neill, Jr.
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1983
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Mr. Clyde Wheeler, Vice President, Government Relations, Sun Oil Company
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1982
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Mr. C. William Verity, Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus/Founder of Board of Governors
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1981
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The Honorable Milton Young, Senior
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